HINDU SOCIETY OF NORTH EAST FLORIDA A Tax-Exempt, Religious, Cultural, Educational & Humanitarian Organization Tax ID 59-3038519 4968 Greenland Road, Jacksonville, FL 32258 Tel: (904) 268 – 7630 Temple email : [email protected]  http://www.hsnef.org 

JANUARY 2018 JULY New Year’s Day, Poornima 27 Maha Ganapati Havan & V 16, S 1, 1 Chaturthi Vrat Abhishek, & 31 Balaji Kalyanotsav Vrat 9, 23 Bhogi, & Maha Pradosh Shiv 10 13 Goda Kalyanam 12 , & Poornima 27 14 Ayyappaswami Puja 4 Karthik 31 Thaippusam AUGUST Chaturthi Vrat *V 21, *S 5 Varalakshmi Vratam 24 Ekadashi Vrat 12, 28 Festival 24 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 15 Rig, Yajur & 26 Amavasya 16 Poornima 1, 31 Gayatri Jap 27 Basanth 22 Chaturthi Vrat V 14, S 29 Martin Luther King Day 15 Ekadashi Vrat 7, 21 FEBRUARY Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 9 Amavasya 11 14 Poornima 26 Chaturthi V 19, S 3 Ekadashi Vrat 11, 26 SEPTEMBER Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 13 Amavasya 15 Janmashtami 2 & President's Day 19 13 MARCH Ganesh Atharvasirsha 15 Sahasravriti Dahan 1 Shri Balaji Avatarotsav Gudipadva & 18 22 Venkateswara Jayanthi Sthapana 10th 25 Chaturthi Vrat V 13, S 28 Anniversary Ekadashi Vrat 6, 20 Sri Ram Navami 25 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 9 Mahavir Jayanthi 29 Amavasya 11 Jayanthi 31 Poornima 26 Chaturthi Vrat V 20, S 5 Samopakarma 13 Ekadashi Vrat 13, 28 Labor Day 3 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 14 Amavasya 16 OCTOBER Poornima 1, 31 Vasant Begins 17 Navaratri Begins 10 Durgashtami 16 APRIL JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Vijaya Dashami/Dassera 19 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Tamil New Year’s Day 14 Karava Chouth 27 Baishakhi & 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 Chaturthi Vrat V 12, S 27 Akshaya 18 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ekadashi Vrat 5, 20 Shankara & 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 21 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 6 Jayanthi 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Amavasya 8 Chaturthi Vrat V 18, S 3 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Poornima 24 Ekadashi Vrat 12, 26 Maha Navami 17 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 13 Columbus Day 8 Amavasya 15 APRIL MAY JUNE Poornima 29 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S NOVEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 MAY Dhan Teras 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 Mother's Day 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Annakoot Samuhik Satyanarayan 8 29 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Puja Puja 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Children's Day Carnival 10 Chaturthi Vrat V 18, S 3 Annual General Body 11 Ekadashi Vrat 11, 25 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Meeting Tulsi Vivah 19 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 13 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Jayanti 23 Amavasya 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1 Kritthika Deepam 23 Poornima 29 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Samuhik Satyanarayan Memorial Day 28 23 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Puja JUNE 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Chaturthi Vrat V 11, S 26 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Ekadashi Vrat 4, 19 Chaturthi Vrat V 17, S 1 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 5

Ekadashi Vrat 10, 23 30 Amavasya 7 Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 12 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Poornima 23 Amavasya 13 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S Veteran's Day 11 Poornima 27 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 Thanksgiving Day 22 Father's Day & 17 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Graduation Puja 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DECEMBER

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Gita Jayanthi & Monthly Weekend Schedule 19 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Vaikunta Ekadashi 1st Saturday Ramparivar Puja 30 31 Dattatreya Jayanthi 22 1st Sunday Ganesha Abhishek Chaturthi Vrat V 11, S 25 2nd Saturday Devi Puja * V for Vainayaki Chaturthi *S for Sankataharana Chaturthi Ekadashi Vrat 3, 19 2nd Sunday Puja Color code: Red – Major Event in Temple, Green – Minor Event in Temple, Blue – US National Holiday / Event Maha Pradosh Shiv Puja 4 3rd Saturday Venkateswar Puja Look in Sandesh & Temple Website for more Pujas like Puja and Ganesh Puja Amavasya 6 3rd Sunday for Children, Mataki Chowki Puja, Samuhik Satyanarayan Puja & other Pujas Poornima 22 4th Saturday Lakshminarayana Puja 2018 U.S. Daylight Savings Time th Christmas 25 4 Sunday BalaKrishna Puja STARTS: March 11th, 2018 at 2 AM (set clocks ahead one hour) nd th 2 /4 Sunday Jain Samavesh ENDS: November 4th , 2018 at 2 AM (set clocks back one hour) SHRI CHOWKHI PUJA JAN 27, APR 7, JULY 21, AND OCT 13 [Jagrata of 2018]

The Temple can be rented for religious/social activities. Temple Timings Priest services are available. Morning Timings Evening Timings Please call the Temple Office. Weekdays 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (Summer) 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Winter) Weekends (Sat-Sun) 9:00 AM to 8:30 PM (Summer) and 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM (Winter) Weekdays Arati Time 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM, Weekends 11:45 AM & 7:00 PM Please mail your membership checks (Annual Membership $121 and Life Membership $5K) to the Temple address above or pay online at www.hsnef.org.

\ Major Religious events celebrated at the \ Hindu Society of North East Florida for the year 2018

JANUARY AUGUST New Year’s Day & Tiruvadippuram Anadal 13 Maha Ganapati Havan &Abhishek & 1 NagPanchami 15 Balaji Kalyanotsav Varalakshmi Vratam 24 Bhogi, Lori & Goda Kalyanam 13 Onam Festival 24 Sankranti, Pongal & 14 Ayyappaswami Puja Rig, Yajur Upakarma 26 Basant Panchami 22 Raksha Bandhan 26 Shri Durga Chowki Puja 27 Gayatri Jap 27 Karthik Swami Puja 31 SEPTEMBER FEBRUAY Janmashtami 2 Maha Shivaratri (Jagratha) 14 Hariyali Puja 12 Samopakarma 13 MARCH Ganesh Chaturthi 13 1 Samuhika Ganesh Puja (For Children) 13 Gudipadva, Ugadi 18 Atharvasirsha Sahasravriti (3-6 PM) 15 Ganesha Sthapana 11th Anniversary 25 Jain Paryushan 13 Shri Balaji Avatarotsav Venkateswara Samuhika Saraswati Puja (For Children) 23 22 Jayanthi Sri Ram Navami 25 Anantha 24 Akhand Ramayan Path 24 & 25

Mahavir Jayanthi 29 OCTOBER Hanuman Jayanthi (Havan) 31 Navaratri Begins 10

Shri Durga JAGRATHA 13 APRIL Durgashtami Durga Havan 16 Shri Durga Chowki Puja 7 Vijaya Dashami/Dassera 19 Baishakhi/Tamil New Year’s Day 14 Vishnupadi Puja Karava Chouth 27 18 Shankara & Ramanuja Jayanthi 21 NOVEMBER Diwali 7 MAY Annakoot, 8 Shri Annamacharya Jayanti 5 Children's Day Puja (Havan) 10 Mother's Day 13 Tulsi Vivah 19 Vaishaka Poornima Kaartheeka Deepam Subrahmanya Puja 22 29 Samuhik Satyanarayana Puja Kritthika Deepam 23 Samuhika Satyanarayana Puja 23 JUNE Valmiki Jayanti 23 Father's Day & Graduation Puja 17 DECEMBER JULY Gita Jayanthi 19 Shri Durga Chowki Puja 21 Vaikunta Ekadashi 19 Guru Poornima 27 Dattatreya Jayanthi 22

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